def _get_perms(permission_name_list): from django.contrib.auth.models import Permission permissions = [] for permission_name in permission_name_list: print(f"{permission_name}") permission = Permission.objects.get(codename=permission_name) permissions.append(permission) return permissions def ensure_groups(sender, **kwargs): from django.contrib.auth.models import Group member_permissions = [] coordinator_permissions = ["create_active_adoption_notice"] moderator_permissions = coordinator_permissions + ["view_report", "add_moderationaction", "change_user"] admin_permissions = moderator_permissions admins, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name="Admins") admins.permissions.set(_get_perms(admin_permissions)) moderators, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name="Moderators") moderators.permissions.set(_get_perms(moderator_permissions)) coordinators, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name="Coordinators") coordinators.permissions.set(_get_perms(coordinator_permissions)) members, created = Group.objects.get_or_create(name="Members") members.permissions.set(_get_perms(member_permissions))